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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 8, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 29, 2014 a radio interview
Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.
False
By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 23, 2014 a television ad
New jobs numbers are in, and Wisconsin has "fallen to dead last in Midwest job growth."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 3, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 a campaign TV ad
Mary "Burke’s record: 130,000 fewer jobs."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 3, 2014
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on September 29, 2014 a debate in Austin
Dan Patrick said that if women "get paid less than a man for the same job, that that’s not a problem."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 2, 2014
Georgians Together
Georgians Together
stated on September 25, 2014 television attack ad
David Perdue "opposes laws that provide equal pay protections for women."  
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • October 2, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on August 28, 2014 a radio debate
"We have a goal of 10 percent of [City of Providence] contracts going to women and minority businesses. In reality, less than 1 percent of contracts go to women and minority businesses."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • October 1, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 an interview
Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."  
Mostly True
September 29, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview
Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."  
Mostly False
September 19, 2014
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on August 24, 2014 a Facebook post
"McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign television ad
In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin "ranked third in the Midwest."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."
True
By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014
Clay Pell
Clay Pell
stated on August 26, 2014 a TV debate
"My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."
Mostly True
By Karen Lee Ziner • August 28, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 13, 2014 a TV ad
Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training."
Mostly True
August 24, 2014
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on August 19, 2014 comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom"
Because of President Barack Obama’s failure to "push job creation," the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate.  
False
By Derek Tsang • August 21, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 7, 2014 a campaign ad
"Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
True
By Karen Lee Ziner • August 21, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 30, 2014 a tweet
"Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2014
Moms Rising
Moms Rising
stated on August 5, 2014 a tweet
"Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 12, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
True
By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on July 9, 2014 a news release
Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 3, 2014
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